Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Clifton

Clifton, the seat of malleable iron works in Old Monkland parish, Lanarkshire, in the vicinity of Coatbridge. In 1879 it had 19 puddling furnaces and 3 rolling mills.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "the seat"   (ADL Feature Type: "residential sites")
Administrative units: Old Monkland Parish       Lanarkshire County

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